right now, a dangerous situation in crosby, texas. fears of another explosion at a chemical plant flooded by harvey. this morning's explosion sent smoke 30 to 40 feet in the air and several police officers wound up in the hospital. an easy way to help the folks in texas, just eat out. how the night on the town could benefit those who have lost so, so much. and if you do want to eat out today, it's looking pretty good. temperatures will be a little bit warmer, but get ready, much cooler tomorrow, then we're talking about rain from harvey on the way. good morning, everybody.

news4 midday. i'm erika gonzalez. we begin with a developing story out of texas. >> this sounds a lot like corporate spin. people want to know how in danger they are. >> thank you. >> an intense news conference this morning about a chemical plant that caught fire, the people in charge say all their back-up generators failed in the massive floods from harvey. there were two explosions there this morning and ten sheriff's deputies had to go to the hospital. those deputies are going to be okay. the company that owns the plant says everybody in any kind of danger was evacuated before that fire started and it plans to let the fire just burn itself out. there's also a chance for an additional explosion. emergency crews are keeping their distance, but they are watching that situation closely. harvey is moving out of the south right now, but the damage is done. 28 people killed in texas and louisiana. this morning, vicpr

where there was historic flooding over the last several days, more than 10,000 people were rescued from the high waters, and a lot of them are staying in shelters right now. this morning, fema said the problems are going to take a long time to fix. >> figuring out a way to restore hope, you know, for those that have been impacted in texas, restoring basic routines such as power and how we bring schools back up online but we're also talking about how to deal with massive amounts of debris as well as the most important thing, the mission of saving houses. >> you can see some of the incredible flooding damage in this new video from this morning. fema says one of the most difficult parts of recovery will be seeing if people can salvage what's left of their homes. right now, harvey is a tropical depression, heading toward arkansas and mississippi but the storm is still expected to have an impact on our area. sheena parveen joins us now with

kind of the timing of that, sheena. is that going to impact labor day plans. >> it is. part of your labor day weekend, we're going to see rain from harvey. for the meantime, though, we don't have it just yet. any clouds you see outside today, by the way, is going to be partially due to harvey, the very northern edge of this system kind of expanding across the eastern part of the country. it's 79 right now in washington, 80 in maenassas, so we're woora today than we were yesterday. a cold front up to the north is going to help spark a few isolated showers this afternoon but again all eyes are on harvey as we go into the weekend. there it is now, the center of it leaving northern parts of louisiana, heading towards tennessee. it's going to bring the rain with it too, but again it is heading in this general direction, so we will start to see the rain from it as we start the labor day weekend. coming up in just a bit, we'll take a closer look at the timing of when you can expect the rain so you can plan around it. that's straigh

restaurant today can help bring much-needed help to the victims of harvey. a large group of local eateries are participates in d.c. dines out for houston. news4's megan mcgrath is live in downtown d.c. with more on how you can give back by something that probably a lot of us do anyway, just going out and having a meal. >> reporter: absolutely. it's a great idea. there's so many people who want to help the victims of harvey, and here's a win-win. have a great meal, get a great meal and the restaurant will donate a portion of the sale to charity bagels and lox with a side of goodwill. restaurants around the dmv are donating a percentage of today's sales to help the victims of hurricane harvey. joan works in the hospitality industry here in d.c. she worries about her colleagues in houston. her meal this morning tasting especially good knowi

helping those who've lost everything. >> people depend on tips and we don't know when anything's going to open. and so i think that anything that all of us can do to help people, whether it's within our own industries or it's in any community in houston, i think we have to. >> reporter: the devastation, the rescues, the resilience of the residents, the images coming out of houston have moved people here and around the country to help. >> it's a great thing. i think we all feel kind of overwhelmed with how the folks in texas are going to rebuild their lives after this. it's really devastating. >> i'm heartbroken. i'm devastated. i just can't imagine the women and fathers and with children and pets and things like that. what do you do? how do you come back? >> reporter: and participating restaurants will donate between 1 % to 5% of the day's receipts here at busboys and poets they're donating 5%.

can go to our app and you're going to want to search on harvey help. back to you guys. >> megan mcgrath, thank you. you've seen the heart wrenching videos of pets have been to be rescued from the flooding due to harvey. our own amelia draper that you saw there in that video was there as a man transported his dogs on a boat. coming up, news4's justin finch is going to tell us about some of those pets who are coming here to the d.c. area and how you can help. amelia has been in texas since before that storm even made landfall. you can watch all her stories about the people experiencing harvey firsthand in the nbc washington app. all right, parents, you need to pay close attention to this story, especially if your chide rides metro bus to school. transit police are looking for a woman who tried to abduct a 7-year-old. this happened yesterday morning on a 92 bus. that bus runs from alabama avenue southeast across capitol hill to u street. if you've got any information about this, y'r

contact metro transit police. why did you do what you did? >> i'm not going to say that. but i'm part of this community and my friends, y'all know who i am. joe and luke james, i'm sorry, y'all, but she had to get it. >> that's the woman seen throwing urine at a metro bus driver. opal brown spoke with news4 exclusively after we aired this story. brown is set to appear in a d.c. courtroom this afternoon. she turned herself in and was later arrested and charged with simple assault. in our exclusive interview, she tells us she threw this cup of urine because the driver was being rude. we're going send out any updates to you from brown's court appearance later today in the nbc washington app. developing right now, it's one of the busiest places to shop in the city. well, this morning, we are working to learn who was killed in columbia heights. d.c. police say a man was shot just off of 14th street last night.

south of the metro station on harvard street in northwest. the shooting happened before stores and the metro had even closed. there was also a shooting just before midnight on 46th place in northeast d.c. that's not clear if anybody was hurt in that shooting. of course, if you know anything about either of those cases, please call d.c. police. catherine haggle's attorney is asking for charges against her to be dropped. hoggle is charged in connection with the disappearance of her two kids. they've been missing for almost three years. maryland law states a defendant must be charged with a felony within three years or the misdemeanor charges must be dismissed. hoggle has been found incompetent to stand trial several times because of her mental status. new this morning, the wells fargo scandal deepens. the bank is now admitting their employees opened 3.5 million fake accounts without their

customers' permission. that is a dramatic increase from the original estimate. the scandal first came to light last september. the updated figure follows a review of accounts going back to 2009. tributes are pouring in this morning. 20 years after the death of princess diana. she was known as the people's princess, and today, average people from around the world are turning out to remember her. . plus, a first for the national zoo? we're going to tell you what these little guys are and when you'll be able to see them for yourself. and canceled. the latest civil war event put on hold our area.in

days after north korea's latest missile launch, the u.s. and south korea are responding with a show of force. the u.s. flew super sonic bombers and fighter jets over south korea as part of a joint training exercise that simulated precision strikes against the north's core facilities. president trump is putting pressure on congress to act on taxes. he made his pitch to supporters yesterday in missouri, hoping that could force lawmakers to act soon. news4's tracie potts has a look at what he wants in that bill. >> reporter: from route 66, america's main street, president trump promises lower

the middle class and for businesses, warning congress not to bungle his tax plan like health care. >> i don't want to be disappointed by congress, do you understand me? you understand. >> reporter: taking aim at missouri democrat senator claire mccaskill up for reelection next year. >> if she doesn't do it for you, you have to vote her out of office. >> reporter: he wants to drop the corporate tax rate to 15%, arguing businesses that pay washington less will pay their workers more. >> it's impossible to evaluate, because president trump, during the campaign, and since he's been president, has not given us any details. >> reporter: that's up to republicans in congress. they meet with the president next week to figure out how to deal with taxes, the budget, and the debt ceiling all at once. vice president pence also aon te road selling the president's plan for a simpler tax

>> you shouldn't have to hire a lawyer or accountant to figure out how much tax you owe the government. >> reporter: he's headed to texas today to survey damage from hurricane harvey. back here today, the president, after two days on the road, will stay in washington and meet with his budget director as they get a plan together for congress coming back next week. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. a second local civil war reenactment is crossed off the cochlear implan calendar. county cited, quote, recent events. earlier this month, the city of manassas cancelled a similar event because of national tensions over civil war monuments. the annual hajj pilgrimage is under way right now in saudi arabia. people are gathering for the five-day ritual.

crowd spent the day in supplication and contemplation. the hajj is required of all muslims once in a lifetime. most people can remember exactly where they were when they heard that princess diana had died. it's hard to believe 20 years has passed. two decades ago, the princess was killed in a car crash in paris. she was 36 years old. and take a look. people have created a memorial outside kensington palace, the people's princess, as she was known, lived there until her death. visitors say even though they never met diana, she touched their lives. >> i think she touched so many people because of who she was and the way she conducted herself in the context of where she was living and who she became. >> yesterday, he sons, princes william and harry, greeted well wishers and accepted flowers outside kensington palace. they will remember their mother today in private. a couple who wat

great american eclipse claims they've been left with more than just the memory of the rare sight but an actual poor sight. the south carolina couple claims they purchased defective eclipse glasses on am socazon, so they d a class action lawsuit against the online retailer but amazon says it e-mailed customers to warn them of potentially defective glasses but the couple claims they never got any one of those eemz. are you one of the more than 200 million people on the national do not call registry but you're still getting those annoying robo calls? consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you with ways that you can fight them. >> reporter: just this summer, a federal judge ordered dish network to pay more than $280 million for making robo calls to numbers on the do not call registry and there is no doubt robo calls are getting worse. they're finding their way on to our cell phone so now consumer reports has a way for you to stop them. carol receives a t

calls to her mobile phone. >> i get about five or six robo calls per week. the area codes are from all over the country. i have a baby and i'm always concerned it could be something about the baby. >> reporter: according to a recent consumer report survey, at least 62% of at&t, century link, and verizon customers reported receiving six or more robo calls per week and now consumers are getting even more of these aggravating messages. >> we're hearing about ringless voicemail where a call goes directly into your voicemail. they can fill up your voicemail inbox and block important messages which is why we think it's important for consumers to have protections against them. >> reporter: for calls that aren't bypassing the ring, phone carriers are now offering different tools to help. at&t has a free app for its customers that automatically blocks scam calls for iphone and higher and androids that can use at&t hd

t-mobile officer free scam call blocking and sprint and verizon have apps that display the contact information. verizon has also made it easier to sign up with no mo robo. consumer reports recommends consumers monitor closely what information they are disclosing. >> every time it happens, i kind of yell into the phone, like, unsubscribe and that, of course, doesn't work. it's frustrating that i don't have any recourse. >> reporter: another way you can fight back is to report them to the fdc. we have a link for you right now on our nbc washington app. just search robo calls. everybody loves a baby animal and this is one that you've probably never even seen before. that is a baby screaming hairy armadillo. there are two of them, actually,

pictures today, as a matter of fact. the babies have those bony back plates. i don't know if you can see them well enough there, but you know what they'll eventually become. their eyes aren't quite open yet. and they'll be on display soon, but they're something all right. yeah. i don't know about cute, but they are something. coming up, why it could be a make or break night for some members of the redskins. and bego back to school shopping

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we are getting you ready for school. it's orientation day for some students in prince george's and montgomery counties. middle and high school students in montgomery county will meet their teachers and classmates and in prince george's county, students entering pre-k and kindergarten will take part in programs designed to help them transition into those new schools. many parents are still busy and scrambling to do all of their back to school shopping. so is our melissa. we caught up with melissa on maternity leave right now as she hit the stores with all three of her kids in tow. we fast forwarded through this hectic day that many of you, i'm sure, can relate to. on average, parents will spend about $500 approximate per child in back to school shopping. that includes gadgets, clothing, and supplies. melissa had all those things on her lis

need to hit the store before tuesday, plan ahead and ask for help. >> we went through and said, well, my pencils are all worn out so i'll get new ones but my pencil sharpener still works well so i won't need to get another one. >> ask for help. if you have any questions like we're all here to help and create a great experience so if you have a question you need to find something in particular, like we're here to help. >> melissa, you're good too but let's just hear from brennan. target's manager also suggests checking the weekly circulars for the best deals. other money-saving ideas include using a cashback rewards credit card to buy supplies or consider shopping on online portal sites like e-bates and she did a great job managing all three of them. smiles on everybody's faces. >> you have to leave barrett in the cart, though, otherwise i think it would be chaos. >> doll baby. all right,

couple of days we have something in store for everybody because we're going to have fall-like temperatures and maybe some more spring. >> something different every day. i mean, i really mean something different every day. tomorrow, like you said, fall-like temperatures, it's going to be cooler tomorrow, unseasonably cool, rainy saturday, we start to dry out, back in the 80s on sunday and monday so we're really going to see everything as we go into your labor day weekend. starting with the cooler temperatures tomorrow, you will definitely notice this, some of you may really like it as we go through the afternoon but then harvey remnants get here. some late friday showers possible, but mostly saturday, so saturday is really going to be the day where you're going to want to plan around that. weekend conditions, though, improve for sunday and monday. so that's good. currently, we're starting to warm up now to around 80 degrees, warmer than it was yesterday. it's 81 in frederick, 79 washington, 80 quantico, 82 warrenton right now. 78 in clinton and if you're walking the dog today, this is paige, a

ask y rescue alliance. adoption fees will be waived through sunday because they need to clear out the space because they have animals from houston head tlg a heading there and they need that space in the shelters. i'm sure we'll be talking about this for the rest of the week and into the weekend, animals from houston on their way here. for the afternoon hours, walking the dog, 4:00 p.m., isolated shower possible, but this is our future weather model. we have a cold front that will move tlug overnight so it's going to initiate a couple stray showers but the big rain that's going to be coming from harvey. you see all the moisture around the gulf coast states, future weather showing it getting here maybe late friday but look at saturday morning, scattered showers around saturday afternoon and evening. we're still looking at those high rain chances but it starts to pull away as we go into sunday s sunday. so for your labor day weekend plans, wet and chilly, sunday and monday looking much better. the rest of the

forecast, 69 tomorrow for a high, rainy saturday, improving for sunday and monday. >> all right, thank you, sheena. okay, so here's a question for the redskins fans. will they end with a preseason win well, we're going to find out tonight when they take on tampa bay. kickoff 7:30 on nbc4 and that will be follow bid the redskins post-game report and then news4 at 11:00. we will see you then. well, we've all been in this situation. on the hunt for a parking spot. after the break, a look at how much time the average person in our area wastes in the pu

>> announcer: you're watching news4 midday. we want to show you a live picture over the houston area right now, some of the flooding where harvey hit very hard this week. we have learned that the u.s. navy is sending two ships to the texas coast from virginia. they're going to help provide humanitarian aid to affected areas. many people in texas are losing everything, and that includes giving up their pets as well. now many of those displaced pets will soon be looking for homes right here in the d.c. area. news4's justin finch explains what local shelters need your help doing right now. >> reporter: well, if you're looking for a cat or dog, listen to this. they need your help here at the humane rescue allian

crowd of pets are coming in from the houston area here to the humane rescue alliance, but there are already pets here who need homes. the hope is that you will step up and adopt them because nats pitcher max she realizcherzer io foot the bill here. this is video from the humane society of the united states, showing these kittens here in a crate and also showing door to door pet rescues and extreme flooding conditions in houston. already 100 dogs have flown east and they are heading to shelters. now, local shelters, too, are on social media getting out the word. the lucky dog animal rescue, last chance animal rescue, and humane rescue alliance all inviting you to adopt here at the humane rescue alliance, the free fee will take the burden off. they're also hoping, too, it will bring pets into your homes. >> the more space we have, the more animals we can help from texas. so, it's a great thing to get our animals into

homes today so we can take animals from texas. >> reporter: and can't overlook, again, here, the adoptions are going to be free because nats pitcher max scherzer and his wife are picking up the tab from now until sunday. at northwest, i'm justin finch, news4. gas prices could be going up even more than expected in the aftermath of harvey. cnbc's landon dowdy explains. >> reporter: the nation's largest fuel pipeline is shutting its main diesel, jet fuel, and gasoline lines to the northeast because of outages due to hurricane harvey and lack of supply from refiners. that news has sent gas prices on the futures market to a two-year high. the colonial pipeline connects refiners on the gulf coast to the east coast, transporting about 3 million barrels of fuel per day. and thousands of homeowners affected by hurricane harvey as well and they could be delinquent on their mortgages until the

there are twice as many mortgage properties in harvey's disaster area than there were in katrina's. about half have loans backed by fannie mae or freddie mac and borrowers could face foreclosure in the next four months. staying on harvey, a texas law that sparked concerns for immigrants trying to get away from harvey's wrath and into shelters is blocked. a federal judge temporarily blocked most of the state's new sanctuary cities law. it would have let police officers ask people during traffic stops if they were in the united states legally. houston officials have tried to assure families that shelters would not ask for their immigration status. texas's governor says the state will appeal. there is no doubt about it. it's a pain for a lot of us, wasting time, you're driving around in circles looking for a parking spot and according to a study, d.c. is one of the worst parking cities in the cou

in the district causes us all to waste about 65 hours a year. that adds up to $1,300 a year in gas and maintenance on your car and then there's this. $350 that you put in the meter but you never used. news4's mark sea graves is looking at how d.c. is trying to fix your parking pains. >> it's hard to find parking. it honestly is difficult to find parking. >> reporter: geneva wheeler is a student at howard university. today she was running errands in georgetown, which included looking for a place to park. >> people like the convenience of pulling up right in front of the place they're going. >> reporter: across town, gary tells us he spends a lot of time searching for a space. >> i got lucky today but i'd say for the most part it's probably 30 to 40 minutes to find a good spot, usually have to do a few circles around town. >> reporter: a recent report by a transportation research firm found there's a real cost to those drivers who spend so much

space. in new york, it will cost the typical driver $2,200 a year. in los angeles and san francisco, just over $1,700 a year. and here in our area, more than $1,300 a year. stephanie dock is part of a team at the d.c. it want of transportation working to reduce congestion in downtown traffic, including reducing the time people spend searching for a place to park by implementing programs like one that adjusts the cost of a meter to meet demand. >> there are a lot of demands on our curbside these dazys. these deliveries you get from amazon have to get delivered somehow. we need space for everyone to be able to use. >> reporter: and she encourages people to use off-street parking lots, which there are no apps for to help you find the closest and cheapest spot where you're going. transportation experts say there is one sure fire way to avoid the costs and hassles of looking for a parking space and that's by using public transportation. in the

graves, news4. get ready for throwback thursday and some fun back to school pictures. plus, sheena gets you ready for the big holiday weekend. rain, though,

we are working for you in the community this morning. news4's molette green has some information on a big school supply drive in stafford county and how you can help kids there get the supplies they need to be ready for school. >> reporter: still stuffing these backpacks in stafford county, look at the firefighters and the volunteers who have come out this morning to make this happen. nearly 600 or 600-plus, i should say, backpacks going to kids in need before school starts to get them ready for school, cherie johnson with the stafford county school system is here with us this morning to talk about how important this is, the impact that it makes. >> yes, it is a huge impact. our stafford county

these school supplies. as a matter of fact, i received a call a couple days ago from a mom from the department of social services, they wanted to know, is it too late for us to get on the list. i said, absolutely not. we are still taking names. it is not too late. we will add those students to the list and make sure that they get a backpack full of supplies so that they can start the school year off right. >> reporter: i want to go down the whole assembly line, what you see. you have pencils here, you've got the pens, and then come down with the markers, all colorful. everything and crayons. everything that young people need to get the right start to school. what's going to happen is once they get nearly 600-plus backpacks stuffed, they're going to deliver them to the schools to where there is a need, and their need is great in this community. some people just don't have a whole lot, and this costs money, and how cool is this to start out school with a good backpack full of heavy supplies. i'm molette gre

county. back to you. >> thanks, molette, you got helpers there behind you too. you heard us talking about throwback thursday. we are sharing our back to school pictures. we're having a little fun with this. there's sheena and i, two brown-haired little girls. >> we both have bangs. >> clearly our mothers got the '80s memo, sheena on the left and i'm on the right. we'd love to see your pictures of your kids and you can send them to us on facebook or instagram, if you send them on twitter, just use #readyforschool and add us @nbcwashington. i think we're both pre-k, kindergarten. >> real young. >> all right. i love that stuff. >> i know. back to school is always a wonderful time. and it's going to start feeling like more school-like weather, fall almost creeping in. >> it is. it is and you'll notice it tomorrow morning is going to be a little breezy too with the cooler temperatures. today is going to be warmer than

so as we go through the afternoon, maybe a couple isolated showers popping up ahead of it. as it moves there, our winds are going to pick up a bit, breezy and cooler in the morning. for today, it's still really nice outside right now. if you want to exercise outside, it looks good. lunchtime, if you're eating outside, you'll notice it's warming up, we're around 80 degrees for most of the area right now. then for your evening commute, stray shower possible, not a huge deal, though, but i think we'll see a few moving through the area. tomorrow morning, like i mentioned, you might want a light jacket, even saturday morning too but that's going to come with rain. so over the next 12 or 18 hours, our temperatures are going to go from the 08s quickly into the 70s, 60s some areas waking up in the 50s tomorrow morning. for today, we are looking at a high of 85 degrees, mix of sun and clouds is isolated shower chance i told you about increasing rain chances for the start of your weekend. here is a look at tropical depression harvey. it is heading in this direction. it will be here by saturday. future weather shows all tha

tennessee by tomorrow, saturday morning, though, it's here. this is 7:00 a.m. saturday. you see this scattered showers around to start off your weekend. we go thr tououthe afternoon, and still, the scattered showers chance will hang around. we're not going to be drying out through the day on saturday. we're not going to dry out until sunday. here's 6:00 a.m. the rain pulls away and we see gradual improvements through the day sunday. if you're making your labor day weekend pool plans, well, saturday doesn't look good. low 70s, so kind of cool with the rain around. sunday, improving, 81 degrees, much better by the afternoon, sunday too, monday looks good. sunny, 84. if you're heading to the beach, a little bit cooler there. by saturday, the rain will be in the forecast. low 70s, sunday improving, especially, again, the second half of the day, 79 degrees and by monday, alllow 80s at the beaches for your labor day weekend. so again, the whole weekend is not going to be rained on. it's really just the first day of it, and as we go into next week, we could have another rainy stretch but of course a closer look at

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they are moving on. prince george's county's danell daymon and his greater works choir are headed to the next round of "america's got talent." the choir is made up of people from all over the country but daymon is also the choir director in clinton. you can watch them on next tuesday's live show right here on nbc4 at 8:00. ♪ that's "a little night music" playing right now. it's a steven sondheim show that many people have never heard of but it's definitely worth seeing. two of the show's stars, holly and florence, are here with more on what audiences

so great to have you with us. >> thank you so much. >> this is such a treat. first and foremost, because people may not be familiar with the name, one of you please tell me a little bit about the plot. >> sure. it's a very sexy, very funny story. >> you already got my attention. yes. keep going. >> about three couples who are mismatched and need to find their true loves. >> uh-huh. okay. and tell me about your characters in all of this mismatch business. >> my character is desiree. she's an actress. she's the one and only desiree, that's how shooe's billed in he travels, and she has had an affair with frederick many years ago, and they sort of went their separate ways but really they were meant to be together. and so they find each other again. >> and flo, can i call you flo? tell me where flo comes in. >> i play madame

exactly approve of the way she's living her life. but -- and i am raising her daughter, my granddaughter. but the three of us really are a wonderful little family unit, and eventually things work out. >> okay. so we mentioned steven sondheim so we know that music is front and center. so, can i ask you about your favorite song? do you have a favorite song? >> i love all of the songs. i mean, they've all got sort of different -- some are terribly funny and some are quite beautiful. the most famous song, of course, is "send in the clowns." and -- which has been, you know, once -- i feel like it was frank sinatra, maybe, who was the first person to record it. >> i remember that. >> and then barbara streisand, krusty the klown is the most famous recording but there have been hundreds of recordings, and it's a gorgeous song. what a lot of people don't realize is the context of the song, so i think

the song very well, but then they see it in the play, and it's got a whole other sort of life to it, don't you think. >> holly will break your heart. >> so i've heard you both say songs that will break your heart or make you cry, and some that will really bring you to just belly laughs. so how would you describe -- is it more of a love story, is it more of a comedy. >> yes. >> what would you say? >> it's all of that. >> okay. >> it's all of that. and all set in gorgeous music by stephen sondheim. >> excellent. so this is your opportunity to be able to see this incredible show, "a little night music" runs through october 8 at signature theater. thank you so much. i appreciate it. holly and florence, thank you both very much. all right, up next, a new housing trend, the inlaw suites, those are out. granny pods, they're in. how the change is guiding retirees around th e

well, between the stresses of work and school, millions of families are also dealing with how to care for aging parents. but as cnbc's jane wells shows us, there's an emerging real estate trend that could allow your loved ones to stay close while still keeping their independence. >> we have a living room, dining room, with large windows for light. >> reporter: 67-year-old jane baldwin is on the move, making a big change. how's your health? >> my health is perfect

i've gotten my second hip replaced. >> reporter: baldwin raised a family in wyoming but now her son is raising his own family in oecd, california, and she wants to be close to help but not too close. >> that wouldn't work long-term, living with my son under the same roof. >> reporter: instead, she built a tiny, 400-square-foot house in her son's backyard, nicknamed a granny pod. the census bureau predicts one in five americans will be over the age of 65 by the year 2030 and most of them will eventually need some sort of assisted care. there isn't enough assisted living to meet demand. >> have you figured out where everything's going to go. >> not at all. >> reporter: so architects have discovered a new niche business, granny pods. $250,000 is still cheap for bay area housing. laws in six states now specifically allow granny pods but in many

be temporary structures. this one is a permanent one and because they're so expensive, if it's only temporary, it may not be for everyone. >> if people can age in place, it's much healthier and the family's happier but it can be very expensive. granny pods can cost up to $250,000. >> reporter: these structures may also raise your property taxes and then there are neighbors. in baldwins case, her structure is under 500 square feet, so zoning laws did not require neighbor approval. >> i looked forward to living smaller. i just think all of us, but myself in particular, have too much stuff in our lives. >> reporter: jane wells, cnbc business news, oakland, california. how would you like to wake up to this? a family near tampa, florida, found a

can imagine. both gators are being take ton an alligator farm and while there, they'll be protected under a statewide program and used for breeding. sheena, isn't this your neck of the woods. >> it is. that's my hometown, and yeah, it happens all the time. which is why you will never see me in any fresh water in florida ever. there is a gator in every piece of fresh water, including the pools like you just saw. so, i can consider salt water to be a little bit safer there. for today, it's going to be pretty nice, 85 degrees, dry for most of the day but we do have an isolated shower chance mainly this afternoon. cold front on its way in so that could spark showers. overnight, cooler, breezy. you might want a light jacket. through the day, 69 degrees, it's going to be cool, and this is all ahead of the rain coming in saturday. the remnants of harvey saturday through the day scattered showers mid 70s that pulls away on sunday, so we will not

seeing rain all weekend long. sunday and monday actually look pretty good. your labor day monday, mid 80s, nice and sunny. we stay dry through tuesday. we could have another rainy stretch by the end of next week but for now, all eyes are on that saturday rain and your labor day weekend forecast which most of it does look pretty good. more now on the growing tributes in memory of the woman who changed how britain saw their royals. princess diana died to years ago today. as nbc's keir simmons reports, everyone from her sons to her fans are reflecting on her remarkable influence. >> reporter: retrace their steps of 20 years ago to see the flowers left in memory of their mother. taking some themselves from the public to the gates of kensington palace, echos of

outside the home where they had lived with her until her sudden death when william was 15 and harry just 12. there were flowers in paris too where we took dr. frederick back to the fateful tunnel. he was one of the first people on the scene when diana's car crashed. >> i arrived no more than 30 seconds after the accident. >> reporter: he did what he could to assist the injured passenger in the backseat. >> i remember a very pretty young woman with a nice hair, no blood. she didn't have any blood on her face. >> reporter: did she respond? >> she never spoke. she never said anything. >> reporter: did you speak to her? >> i said the ambulances were on the way and that everything would be all right. i'm pretty sure that's my words were the last words she heard. >> reporter: the days that followed rocked the royal family. this morning, two decades later, her impact still felt. >> so she had a way

connecting with people of all ages. >> reporter: most of all, by her boys, determined to ensure she is not forgotten. princes william and harry spending today in private as you'd expect, thinking about their mom and interestingly, many people here outside kensington palace, despite the fact they are here are asking themselves the questions, why was she so important. maybe it's because she took this stuffy country and said it's okay to cry. it's okay to reach out to others that you don't know and show that you care about them or even that you love them. maybe it's the way she demonstrated bringing up children and showing them real life and showing them that there were others less fortunate than them. that certainly is a lesson that you can see william and kate taking forward in the way they're bringing up their children. back to you. >> well said. keir simmons. that's it for news4 midday. thanks so very much for joining us. we're back on the air this

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stand by, everyone, we are live in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. stepping the pitch high and outside. look at that. >> oh. >> of course, this went viral. people sadly are going nuts over this pitch. >> oh, poor guy, 17-year-old jordan leondre, throwing out the first pitch, it was in the strike zone, unfortunately, the strike zone of the family jules. by the way, he's a high school pitcher, he said he should have warmed up a little more and the cameraman, he says he's okay. >> he is laughing about it. in fact